Here is the timeline leading up to the Capitol Forum on March 26, 2009.
Be sure to check out the Capitol Forum Resources on the Choices website:
http://www.choices.edu/cf/resources.php.
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When? |
What? |
Who?/How? |
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By
March 6 |
Select 5-8 students to attend the
Capitol Forum in Olympia. |
Teacher:
Show them examples:
2007 Ballot Report (PDF)
(All US Students)
2007 Ballot Report (PDF)
(Washington Students) |
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By
March 10 |
Provide background readings to selected students. |
Teacher provides:
Global Issues Booklets (Environment, Immigration, Proliferation,
Terrorism, Trade) and
US Role in the World: 4 Futures
(pdf) |
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By
March 20 |
Arrange for transportation to the State Capitol. |
Teacher:
Ask for parent volunteers? |
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By
March 24 |
Get signed media release forms from all attending
students and bring them to Olympia. |
Teacher
Forms signed by parents:
Media
Release Form (Word) |
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By March 24
Important |
Send list of participating students to Michele. We
need: First Name, Last Name, School, Teacher Name, and Topic
they've been assigned. |
Teacher:
Edit Student List
2009 (Excel)
Email to:
michele.aoki@k12.wa.us. |
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March 26 |
Attend Capitol Forum in Olympia. |
Teacher, Selected Students:
Agenda (Word) - draft
as of 3/23/2009 |
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By
April 30 |
Student representatives lead post-forum lesson. |
Capitol Forum Students
Post-Forum Lesson Plan and Resources (pdf) |
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By
April 30 |
As the final activity of the post-forum lesson,
have all students complete the ballot activity and write a
Future 5 that will be sent to legislators or the newspaper. |
Students:
Printed Copy of Online Ballot (pdf)
Online Ballot (see instructions below) |
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By May 5 |
Deadline for completing the ballot activity online.
|
Students:
Online Ballot Instructions
(PDF):
1. Go to
Online Ballot.
Select US Role ballot.
2. On the ballot, select State: Washington
3. Answer "Yes" to Are you participating in Capitol
Forum?
4. Rate the Futures and complete the other ballot questions.
5. Click Submit. |
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By May 12 |
Send Future 5’s to elected officials. |
Students
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